Filling device



May a, 1923. f 454,208

c. N. BRACKETT FILLING D'EVICE Filed Nov. 14 1921 2 Sh eets-Shwii 2 I INVENTOR WITNESS: ATTORNEY of the container.

Patented May 8, i923 CHARLES 1w. BR AoKnTp,

OF MEMPHIS, I

FILLING DEVICE;

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M mphis, in the; county, f- Shelby. and State f. l iin s eh ve, nven ed w. en li sel ul Improvementsgfin Filling Devices, of which;

the following isja specification.

Th sinv n ion' omprehend' fl h Pro si n.

.of'a' filling device, primeizily intended fol;

use in filling automobileradi-ators; in an anrie lim nate. spi l ngi the awer. over; the a ator. nd adj cent. par s v Q h a s e 'jasthe ndivid als h 1 inventio bei g suscei tible for se. i11 nal g s ap itie More specifically, stated, the invention. e111 o ies am i gs other ea re a quid the conminer'l milar pe ts n everal view tndwhfi fi- Eigui e 1 is. a,side elevetion f he. dev constructed in accordanoewiththe present invention.

Figure 2isv a sectional View taken, on line 22-72 of Figure 1,,looking in the direction of the. arrows.

Eigure 3: is an enlarged vertical sectional view through thefilling spout and; e portion,

Figure 4 is a, transverse sectional view taken: on line oi -Figure 3 with the suppqrting legs removedi Figure 5his a sin iler view taken on line sns ofFi me.

Figure 6is. a planview partly in section of the movebleannulus complete.

Referring to the drawings in ,detail,,10 indicates a container which; may/very in size and configuration, Without departing from the spirit of; the invention andgwhich may also be constructed from any suitable material. The container is equipped with a handle 11, While depending from the bottom amer rubber to'provide a leak proof joihtlor con; qtlon betwe nt h i ottom i; the ontai e iupper endlower faces"ofthevalveljf v he; lif i g od /is ermnged \.t de s.

lower end er of ennli 'sifipre srebly bdttoifi 1 I Q is mean/ ting, end. fro ill t e We l offth 1-- extremi e ,i f! the. 1 hetwhent e ein spout, l'filis, hel'd in sjp ,ed"

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suitably -'seciired, g he i, each seq i'ol silig- ".fprn egi with a pening which; recei es iil hi tin ed 18 whi p e hr ugh the spout ljet as illustrated, The valve; in its, Q1117.

v.tirety 'is ,he1d associated, withthelifiting 150 18 through the Linstnumntelity o p e o, nd 20 e p v y hiqherei re .dg nte the r di s nd a anged when Jas through pper an il eri p n les; pect ykw i n tonly guid s; 1901 11 its vmovements, but'also TS QIWQSUIQ blia ceithel 1'00 rod; lllhese spindles are secured memes-it, able-mannento ,the interior oi tlie filling; spoutlfi Su zound g h spou edjeee tj h Inside upofi a number] if 'p;ert ,o1- sectionsg n ete ka 2 25. M 126 re pectively- (Elie .1. ction 2 1 pr r b y museums 1 1 9 .5

d is rn nge b'e sen the: stallnset;

tions 23 and 25"'r'espe'c'tive'1y,' While thelovvermost metallic section 25 has secured thereto the section 26 which is preferably construct wzt imhe tne z 1 1 e e l i i ll ynet re.

' ed of rubber. These sections are cemented nulus may be connected or otherwise suitably secured together, and snugly embrace the spout 14: upon which they! are mounted for sliding movement. The annulus in its entirety is suitably connected to the lifting rod 18, so that when respective sections thereof, the transverse element passing through alined slots 28 formed in the spout 14 at diametrically opposite points. The lift rod passes through the transverse element 27, while associated with the lifting rod are spaced nuts 29 which ar utilized to hold the annulus fixed to the lifting rod, to impart movement thereto when the said annulus is raised or lowered in a manner to be presently described.

. Surrounding the spout 1a is an annulus, preferably made up of two associated sections 30 and 31 respectively, the section 30 being metal, and cemented or otherwise suitably secured to the section 31 which is constructed of rubber. This particular annulus is arranged stationary on the spout 14: and spaced a predetermined distance above the movable annulus, constituting a stop for the latter to limit the opening movement of the valve.

z A vent pipe indicated at 32 extends from the bottom of the spout 14 up to the underside of the bottom 12 of the container and thence bent outwardly to the edge of the con tainer, as at 38 and thence upwardly a short distance as shown. This pipe permits of the terior of the filling spout and arranged escape of air from the device being filled.

In practice, assuming that the device is to be used for the purpose of filling automobile radiators, the container 10 is filled with water, and the communication between the container 10 and the filling spout 1 1- normally closed by the valve above described. The container is lifted and arranged above the radiator (not shown) with the filling spout positioned within the filling tube of the radiator, and the weight of the container and its contents supported by the movable annulus which reposes upon the filling tube of th radiator. Consequently, when the movable annulus is moved upwardly on the spout 14, the valve, above referred to is opened, allowing the contents of the container to flow into the radiator until the latter has been filled, eliminating spilling of the water over the radiator, the adjacent parts of the vehicle, or the individual using the device. As above stated, the air is allowed to escape through the pipe 32.

When the container is lifted from the radiator, the valve gravitates to its normally closed position. As above stated, the device may vary in size so as to permit of its use in analogous capacities, for instance, in filling jars, bottles or the like.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown and described, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of what is claimed.

What I claim is A filling device of the character described comprising a container having an opening centrally disposed in its bottom portion, a fillingspout suspended from the walls of said opening and adapted to communicate with the interior of said container, a valve normally seated to cut off said communication and adapted to have its lower edge normally engaging the edges surrounding the opening, said valve including segments of different material arranged in superimposed positions, the heaviest of which being rust resisting and adapted to overlie the others, the intermediate material being rigid, the bottom material being pliable and adapted to provide a leak proof joint between the bottom of the container and the spout, a lifting rod having one of its ends inserted centrally through and beyond the valve and having said end threaded, nuts mounted on said threads and adapted to engage the upper and lower portion of said valve and to hold the same detachably secured to the rod spaced guide means secured to the intransversely therein adjacent each end, said rod being adapted to slide centrally through said guide means, an annulus composed of the same material as the valve and adapted toloosely surround the filling spout adjacent its lower edge, a transverse element detachably secured to said rod and having its ends arranged in diametrically opposed elongated slots provided in the filling spout, said ends being adapted to support the annulus in desiredpositions, a second annulus rigidly secured around the filling spout and having its bottom edge engaging the top edge of said elongated slot and to limit the movement of the first mentioned annulus as and for the purpose specified. v

In testlmony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES N. BRACKETT. 

